Garden · New Jersey
West Caldwell Community Garden
West Caldwell Community Garden is a garden in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Green Pond Mountain stands 393 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.84080, -74.29884
- 17.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- West Caldwell Community Garden: 0.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Middle School Garden: 0.8 mi
- Turtle Garden: 0.9 mi
- Verona Park Children's Garden: 2.9 mi
- Katz Community Center Garden: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Wrensch Park: 0.5 mi
- Crane Park: 0.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Park: 0.7 mi
- Egan Field: 0.8 mi
- Richard Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- The Glen: 1.2 mi
- Essex County Environmental Center: 2.1 mi
- Becker Park: 2.1 mi
- Walter Kidde Dinosaur Park: 2.3 mi
- Hilltop Reservation: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Lady Lane: 1.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Birthplace: 1.4 mi
- Antique Fire Wagon: 3.3 mi
- War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Veterans' Memoiral: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Riker Hill: 2.5 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.5 mi
- Eifall: 4.3 mi
- Mayapple Hill: 4.7 mi
- Towackhow Mountain: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 3.4 mi
- Mustang: 4.9 mi
- Courage and Compassion: 5.3 mi
- Elk Statue: 6.2 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 6.7 mi
Museums
- Montclair Art Museum: 4.2 mi
- Imagine That!!!: 5.2 mi
- The Yogi Berra Museum: 5.8 mi
- Hamilton House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- Willowbrook Mini Golf: 4.5 mi
- Bear Country: 5.1 mi
- Great Plains: 5.1 mi
- Prairie Dog: 5.1 mi
- Animal Ambassadors: 5.2 mi
Cliffs
- Wooden Bridge: 4.6 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 4.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 5.0 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Flamingo: 5.2 mi
- West Beach: 7.0 mi
- East Beach: 7.2 mi
- Island Beach: 8.2 mi
- Birchwood Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Coast Guard & Air Force Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Picnic and Grill: 8.3 mi
- The Park: 8.7 mi
- Lafayette Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Dog Run Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Hobble Falls: 6.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.3 mi
- Boonton Falls: 7.7 mi
- Great Falls: 8.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Feltville Historic District: 11.9 mi
- New City Village: 13.3 mi
- Monksville: 19.6 mi
- Barber: 21.5 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Larry Doby Service Area: 6.3 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Tulip Springs: 6.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of West Caldwell Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond Mountain | NW 304° | 393 m | 15.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 349° | 378 m | 15.3 mi |
| Copperas Mountain | NW 324° | 373 m | 14.9 mi |
| Kanouse Mountain | NNW 335° | 361 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NW 320° | 358 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Freedom | W 270° | 341 m | 14.6 mi |
| Carris Hill | N 353° | 341 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fugawe Ridge | NW 325° | 335 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Fells Service Bldg, under a mile away.
- White-tailed Deer29 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly16 obs
- House Sparrow14 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel14 obs
- wild geranium13 obs
- eastern poison ivy13 obs
- American Robin12 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/583385184
Day trips start here
- East Hanover · 4 mi
- Essex County · 4 mi
- Montclair · 5 mi
- Gateway · 6 mi
- Lincoln Park · 6 mi
- The Oranges · 6 mi
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